Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost Page #5

Synopsis: During the 1947 partition of India, Umber Singh and his family are forced to leave their village. After two girl children, his wife gives birth to a third girl child as they flee their village much to the displeasure of Umber Singh. After moving to a new place, Umber stabilizes and his wife is pregnant again. While the fourth child is also born as a female, Umber convinces himself and his wife to raise the girl child as a son throwing up complications aplenty.
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Director(s): Anup Singh
Production: Heimatfilm
  6 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Rotten Tomatoes:
75%
Year:
2013
109 min
267 Views


- Yes.

It would have been so good

if Kanwar were here, too!

Wasn't Kanwar supposed to be back today?

You have to look at me.

Look at your daughter.

You could never see me as I am,

could you?

Now, you have to look at me.

Look at your daughter.

Your shameless daughter.

Your worthless daughter.

Standing naked in front of her father.

What should I do

with this disgusting woman?

I can't hide her anymore.

She doesn't want to hide anymore.

She doesn't listen to me anymore.

She doesn't listen to anything.

What do I do with this shameless girl?

Where should I hide her away?

She should just die.

She deserves to die.

What do I do now, Papaji?

You always told me what to do.

Why not now?

Why don't you speak?

Why don't you look at me?

Look at me!

Look at me!

Look at me!

He's come to take you away from me.

Who?

-I can't do anything.

There's nobody there.

He is here.

He's not going to leave us.

He's come.

You stay here. I'll go see.

Call Kanwar.

- You know he's not here.

I told you he's gone for his mother.

- Move away.

I should have guessed.

But it never occurred to me

that this boy is not a boy.

You are disgusting!

Shameless...

- I don't know what you are talking about!

He'll be back with his mother

very soon.

Come back then.

Open the door!

Break the door down!

Someone saw you at the window.

They're breaking down the door.

Run away!

No! Let it all be over!

- You have to go.

They'll kill us if they find you here.

- I'm not leaving you.

I told Uncle Keerath

you'd gone for your mother.

They'll calm down

if they don't find you here. Go!

Kanwar, you can't leave her there alone.

They will kill her.

You go back

and they'll kill both of you.

You are a part of me.

You will always be part of me.

We must save Neeli.

Kanwar,

there is only one way to save her.

She's going to die, Kanwar.

And you alone can't save her.

But together we can.

There is only one way to save her.

Her and our family.

My son!

My moon.

My son, you'll become a real man now.

Papaji!

She will not escape from us,

this Kanwar of yours.

We'll find her.

Even if we have to go

to her father's house.

We have seen what he really is, Neeli.

What is he doing? Let's go!

I am Umber Singh's son.

Do I look like a girl?

What have you got us involved in,

Keerath?

We are going home now, Neeli.

Whom are you hitting?

Neeli...

Kanwar?

He is here.

I was so alone.

Sister-in-law!

Neeli...

Don't worry.

Don't worry.

Everything will be all right.

We'll tear this house down.

We'll keep nothing from the past.

We'll forget everything.

I'll make for us

a better house than this one.

I've cheated destiny before.

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